2 Samuel 17:19

The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out bruised grain on it; and nothing was known.

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WEBBE

The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out crushed grain on it; and nothing was known.

BSB

Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.

KJV

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.

ASV

And the woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.

BBE

And a woman put a cover over the hole, and put crushed grain on top of it, and no one had any knowledge of it.

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וַתִּקַּח va·ti·kach and she took H3947 הָאִשָּׁה ha·'i·shah the woman H802 וַתִּפְרֹשׂ va·tif·ros and she spread out H6566 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַמָּסָךְ ha·ma·sokh the covering H4539 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 פְּנֵי pe·nei [the] face of H6440 הַבְּאֵר ha·be·'er the well H875 וַתִּשְׁטַח va·tish·tach and she spread H7849 עָלָיו 'a·lav on it H5921 הָרִפוֹת ha·ri·fot the grain[s] H7383 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 נוֹדַע no·da' it was known H3045 דָּבָר da·var anything H1697

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–21

Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, that he could not rest in Ahithophel's counsel, and that he should desire Hushai's advice. But there is no contending with that God who can arm a man against himself, and destroy him by his own mistakes and passions. Ahithophel's former counsel was followed, for God intended to correct David; but his latter counsel was not followed, for God meant not to destroy him. He can overrule all counsels. Whatever wisdom or help any man employs or affords, the success is from God alone, who will not let his people perish.

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